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Posted By tehranchik 8 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsThe embargo turned violent in December 2007, when 58 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, and another 61 were wounded during IDF operations. On the other hand, six Israelis were wounded by Qassam rockets fired by the Islamic group on the IDF. Since hostilities started last week, over 70 Palestinians have been killed, 23 of them on January 15-16 alone.
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Well, I'm from and live in the Pacific Northwest. I did live in the middle east during the late 70's and early 80 ...
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AnteUp8 months, 1 week ago
It is, but the idea of Hamas, or frankly ANY Palestinian,
being regarded as fighting for their rights or liberties
will most likely be lost on us in the West. We have NOT been
getting the full story.
Seems as though the USA has been sending millions of dollars
to Mahmoud Abbas for his security forces - starting even
BEFORE Hamas won the election. Starting yet another civil
war in the Middle East? These are good links - especially
the Guardian piece on the "coup" by Hamas in Gaza - the
things you'll never hear from our news!
http://ccun.org/Opinion Editorials/2008/January/15 o/How Western Media Exploited the Rift Between Fateh and Hamas By Khalid Amayreh.htm
Hamas Acted On A Very Real Fear Of A U.S. Sponsored Coup:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,21089...
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